壬子 (Mizunoe-ne): the Yang Water Rat

1.What 壬子 means

壬子 combines the heavenly stem 壬 (Mizunoe) with the earthly branch 子 (Ne). 壬 is likened to the ocean and great rivers, and 子 to the rat.

Stem and branch are both Water, a “same element” pairing in which the energy shows itself straight and strong. For better or worse, the qualities of Water stand out.

2.Nacchin: Mulberry Wood

The nacchin (納音, “sound element”) of 壬子 is Mulberry Wood. The mulberry tree, which feeds silkworms that make silk: practical blessings. The nacchin describes the essence of a birth-year eto; read more in the sixty eto and nacchin.

3.Personality when your day pillar is 壬子

In Four Pillars astrology, the eto of your birth day (the day pillar) stands for you and for your marriage. You think big, love freedom and combine wisdom with nerve. You get along with anyone.

The day branch (子) shows your inner self, your private face and your bond with a spouse. Inside you carry the nature of the Rat: In Japanese, “rat arithmetic” (nezumi-zan) means multiplying quickly, and the Rat stands for prosperity and many descendants. Rat people think fast, gather information well, act quickly and have a real talent for saving.

On the other hand: Your moods rise and fall like the tide; you hate being tied down and can lose interest quickly.

4.Born in a 壬子 year

If your year pillar is 壬子, you are said to inherit the qualities of the ocean and great rivers and of the Rat in your social role and family character. For the personality of your birth animal, see Year of the Rat.

5.壬子 years

1912, 1972, 2032, 2092

6.壬子 days in 2026 and 2027

A 壬子 day comes round once every 60 days: Feb 7, 2026 (Sat), Apr 8, 2026 (Wed), Jun 7, 2026 (Sun), Aug 6, 2026 (Thu), Oct 5, 2026 (Mon), Dec 4, 2026 (Fri), Feb 2, 2027 (Tue), Apr 3, 2027 (Sat), Jun 2, 2027 (Wed), Aug 1, 2027 (Sun), Sep 30, 2027 (Thu), Nov 29, 2027 (Mon).

7.Void period (tenchūsatsu / kūbō) of 壬子

壬子 belongs to the decade (jun) that begins with 甲辰, and its void branches are 寅 and 卯. If your day pillar is 壬子, years of the Tiger and the Rabbit are your void years. What is tenchūsatsu? →